The words of the opening of the fantasy TV series Xena is something all contributors to the anthology Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World by Ausxip and Mary D. Brooks know by heart. They talk about a time of ancient gods, warlords and kings -...

It’s a difficult time for Ruby and her family. Her mother is serving in Afghanistan and Ruby, along with her father and young brother, have moved in with her grandmother. At 12, Ruby is on the cusp of being a teenager. With her mother halfway...

Shadow and Friends Meet Mr. Rabbit is a whimsical fantasy of a dog, squirrels, and a rabbit becoming friends and playing. After decorating Easter eggs and doing an egg hunt, Mr. Rabbit explains the importance of Easter to Christians in easy to understand terms for...

The Last Blast of the Trumpet: The Third Book in the Knox Trilogy by Marie Macpherson is a tale of skullduggery and political shenanigans that was the Scottish court in the mid-sixteenth century. John Knox, the great protestant reformer, has returned to Scotland to turn...

Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy by Marie Ruggles, RD, CN is an insightful and engaging book about wellness that supports the crucial function of the immune system, very helpful when it comes to maintaining health. The book is...

Finnigan the Lionhearted by Mary T. Wagner brings readers the adventure of attending a circus for the first time through the eyes of a little mouse, Maximillian. Max and his cousin, Leroy, grew up in the Farnsworth Circus Museum. When a circus comes to town,...

Peace by Marie Feather is a thought-provoking and insightful book that will help readers look into themselves, believe in themselves, and find themselves. The crucial part of life's journey is how to deal with personal emotions and get to know more about the self. The...

Reignite by Marie Scully of the Wild Heart series is a romance novel about the ongoing and turbulent relationship between Megan and Ben. We first see Megan Jackson as an up and coming defense lawyer in the Big Apple, having left her small-town roots and...

When thirteen-year-old Daniel’s parents are killed in a house fire that he later discovers was almost certainly started deliberately, because of his father’s support for and shelter given to runaway slaves from the South, Daniel is consumed with anger and thoughts of revenge. In California...

Buddy is a puppy husky dog. It’s night time, but he’s finding it difficult to fall asleep. He’s lying near the window, watching the night sky dreamily, trying to count in the hopes he might drift off. But Buddy is a dreamer, even with his...

Oval Man by Mary Davis Gage is a story about an unusual superhero. Shapes abound in this wacky story. Oval Man lives on planet Ovaliscious with his wife Ovalah and his dog Ovaltina. One day his nemesis Triangularus, who lives on the planet Isosceles, decides...

The Little Lies is the first book by Marie F. Crow in the urban fantasy series, The Great Hexpectations. Harper Buckland is considered an oddball by most of the inhabitants of her town. Born with the ability to interact with the dead, Harper finds herself...

Of Ripeness & The River by Mary F. Burns tells the parallel stories of two women in alternating chapters with date headings. Mary Ferguson was the daughter of a wealthy banking family, happily married to a young carpenter. Her story is told from 1893, when...

To Unite a Realm by Mary Beesley is about a young woman named Vera Wilson. She's the daughter of the Chamberlain of Campbell. She and her family hate the Grays of Alta Glenn, especially Angus, the son of Chief Bear Gray. Her hatred only...

Ignite: The Terrible Love Memoirs: Book 1 by Marie A. Wishert is a compelling work of women's fiction about questions of personal truth. The main character is young Ruby Carlson who lives life on her whims for the most part, but she may be having...

Let Me Be Me by Mary Clark Dalton, illustrated by Adrienne Anderson, is about Amanda, a girl many other girls will identify with. She’s never first or best at anything. Her best friend Sandy gets all the prizes, and while she’s happy for her friend,...

Be careful what you wish for. Princess Casey is granted wishes for anything she desires and the Wizard of Dreams escorts her to many magical castles. Each castle is full of princesses who wish for selfish things, like the best hair, the best looks, and...

Shadow’s a dog; Foxy and Sparkles are squirrels. It doesn’t matter that they’re different; they’re still best friends. Shadow once saved a lost baby squirrel, Little Whitey, and that’s what cemented the friendship. There are other wild animals (and not so wild, too) who have...

Blood on the Mother Road: No Place to Hide is a work of fiction in the mystery, crime, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Mary Coley. In this second installment from An Oklahoma...

Ashes of Despair by Mary Schaller follows Elinor Longacre DeMartini (Elly), a nurse who finds her life turned upside down when an unexpected inheritance embroils her into events she has no control over. The head attorney of Longacre estate, Arnold Smith, notifies Elly that she...